Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

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Motorola Mobility LLC

Nokia Mobile Phones Limited

Nokia Corpoaration

Jan Kall

Tomi Varonen

Stefano M Faccin

Serge Haumont

Ahti Muhonen

Valtteri Niemi

Sinikka Sarkkinen

Antti-Pentti Vainio

Niina Karhuluoma

Tuija Helena Hurtta

Jaakko Rajaniemi

Janne Markus Muhonen

Risto Antero Kauppinen

Kimmo Tapio Kettunen

Sebastian Kraufvelin

Jari Syrjala

Heikki Juhani Einola

Johanna Katariina Pekonen

Timo Rantalainen

Jukka Wallenius

Patrik Flykt

Markus Maanoja

Harri Honko

Pasi Laurila

Huai Herman Huang

Patrik Elykt

Herman Huang

Marjatta Vacker

Jouni Salonen

A method of providing information regarding a mobile station adapted for communication via a communication system is provided. In the method an area event notification request is received at a location service entity provided in association with the communication system, the area event notification request containing information associated with the identity of the mobile station and an area of interest. Monitoring for an event indicative of a change in the presence status of the mobile station relative to said area of interest is then activated. A notification is signalled in response to detection of such event.

Provision of information regarding a mobile station

The invention proposes a method for transmitting a message to a plurality of user entities in a network by using a multicast service, comprising the steps of encrypting a multicast message by using ciphering, and sending the encrypted multicast message to the plurality of user entities simultaneously. The invention also proposes a corresponding multicast service control device and a corresponding user entity.

Ciphering data for transmission in a network

A method of providing information regarding a mobile station adapted for communication via a communication system is provided. In the method an area even notification request is received at a location service entity provided in association with the communication system, the area event notification request containing information associated with the identity of the mobile station and an area of interest. Monitoring for an even indicative of a change in the presence status of the mobile station relative to said area of interest is then activated. A notification is signalled in response to detection of such event.

Ciphering as a part of the multicast concept

An emergency telephone call is supported and routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in an IP based packet switched wireless communications network. An activate PDP context request is sent from a user equipment to the network. A parameter in said activate PDP context request indicates that the PDP context will be used to transfer an emergency call. An activate PDP context accept message is returned from said support node to said user equipment. Said activate PDP context accept message acknowledges said activate PDP context request message and provides the address of a call state control function. A call setup request transferred to the call state control function includes the Service Area Identity (SAI). The call state control function selects a PSAP based, at least in part, on the SAI included in the call setup request and forwards the emergency call to the selected PSAP.

Telephony services in mobile IP networks

In a communication system, a method for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network. Wherein, responsive to the user equipment not currently being connected in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment. The method also includes the step of translating the connection information into geographical coordinates.

Providing location information of a user equipment

There is disclosed a method and system for providing location services in a mobile wireless network between a user and a location services provider, wherein the control point of periodic location requests is dynamically allocated to one of a plurality of network elements.

Location request control

The invention proposes a method for handling services requiring location information of a user terminal, wherein the user terminal is connected to a local network, a connection to an external network is provided via a network access means, and the network access means is identified by an identity, the method comprising the steps of extracting location information of the network access means based on the identity of the network access means, and determining the location of the user terminal based on the location information of the network access means. The invention also suggests a corresponding network control element.

Using MAC address of a WLAN access point as location information

The invention relates to a method for providing multicast and/or broadcast services to user terminals () via a cellular network (). In order to increase the efficiency of multicast or broadcast transmissions, it is proposed that each of said user terminals () willing to receive content data of at least one multicast and/or broadcast service enters at least once for a pre-determined time a state in which it is capable of receiving content data of said multicast and/or broadcast service. The invention equally relates to a corresponding user terminal, to a corresponding cellular network and to a corresponding mobile radio system.

Method for providing multicast and/or broadcast services to user terminals

An emergency telephone call is supported and routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in an IP based packet switched wireless communications network. An activate PDP context request is sent from a user equipment to the network. A parameter in the activate PDP context request indicates that the PDP context will be used to transfer an emergency call. An activate PDP context accept message is returned from the support node to the user equipment. The activate PDP context accept message acknowledges the activate PDP context request message and provides the address of a call state control function. A call setup request transferred to the call state control function includes the Service Area Identity (SAI). The call state control function selects a PSAP based, at least in part, on the SAI included in the call setup request and forwards the emergency call to the selected PSAP.

The present invention relates to provision of a location service. The location service is arranged to receive geographical location information associated with a user equipment of the communication system. In the method geographical location information associated with the user equipment is stored at a first location register of the communication system and processed in a predefined manner. A check is made whether geographical location information has or has not been transported from the first location register to a second location register. If the Information has not been transported, the processed geographical location information is transported from the first location register to the second location register.

The present invention proposes a method for processing an information request in a communication network, wherein a requesting side contacts a first element of said communication network and sends a request for specific information of a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of receiving a request for subscriber specific information, processing the rest for said subscriber specific information, wherein in said processing a second network element is triggered, checking by said second network element, whether a permission for releasing said subscriber specific information to said requesting side is present, and, if a permission for releasing is present, forwarding said subscriber specific information to said requesting side, and if no permission for releasing is present, refusing the request for said subscriber specific information. The present invention also proposes a corresponding device and/or system. The present invention enables a consultation of the subscriber whether he/she permits a release of information concerning him/her, e.g. by using an intelligent network environment.

Method for enabling a user to be notified of his/her positioning requests

The present invention proposes a method for performing a communication between two terminal equipments (TE, TE) via at least one communication network (NW, NW), said method comprising the steps of establishing (S) a first connection for a communication signal (V/S) between the two terminal equipments, detecting (S) a connection changing condition, and, if said connection changing condition is detected, dividing (S) said communication signal at least into a first signal component (V) and a second signal component (S) and establishing (S) at least one second connection, said first signal component being transmitted via the first connection and said second signal component being transmitted via the second connection. The present invention proposes also a corresponding device () and a corresponding system.

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